Anyone who has walked outside on a sunny day knows that forests and trees matter for temperature, humidity and wind speed. Planting trees speaks to concerns about climate change — but the directly important aspects of the tree-climate relationships have so far been overlooked in climate policy where it relates...

During three highly interactive days, approximately 20 forest and water international experts convened at the SIWI office in Stockholm to discuss how to monitor interactions between forests and water, quality and quantity. By the end of the week, after intense brainstorming and discussion, the workshop succeeded in producing a preliminary...

From 27 to 29 September, the FAO Forest and Water Programme has organized, in collaboration with host SIWI Swedish Water House, a workshop where 20 participants from around the world meet as part of a process to develop a standardized monitoring framework and tool for forest-water relationships. The objective of the workshop...

Restoring and protecting forests in watersheds close to cities can help to balance water flows, contributing to flood control and securing supply of cleaner water. The seminar“Forests, water and sustainable growth of cities” held during World Water Week 2016 in Stockholm, highlighted and discussed challenges and opportunities related to restoring...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Secretariat have agreed to strengthen cooperation to realize shared goals around innovative approaches to sustainable forest management and conservation including shared governance of natural resources between all stakeholders at the landscape level. An agreement was...